Owing to its outstanding mechanical properties,γ-TiAl is desirable materials for crossgeneration aero-engines.Nearly 70 years of exploration have made it into the initial application.However,the intrinsic brittleness...Owing to its outstanding mechanical properties,γ-TiAl is desirable materials for crossgeneration aero-engines.Nearly 70 years of exploration have made it into the initial application.However,the intrinsic brittleness ofγ-TiAl is still a critical obstacle to its large-scale applications.In this context,researchers have made many attempts to study the machinability ofγ-TiAl.At present,existing relevant reviews have mostly discussed the processing methods ofγ-TiAl.Hence,there is still a lack of a perspective on material properties to analyze the cutting mechanism.Herein,this paper provides the systematic review of such perspectives.Above all,the developmental process,phase transformation,and microstructural evolution ofγ-TiAl are discussed,as well as its deformation mechanism at quasi-static.These topics can provide a materials science foundation for the machining ofγ-TiAl.And then,the review focuses on the cutting mechanism and surface integrity ofγ-TiAl.Moreover,special attention is paid to the microscope deformation mechanism and surface defects evolution ofγ-TiAl during cutting.Finally,the review indicates that the highperformance machining technology ofγ-TiAl faces challenges and proposes potential future research directions.Solving the difficulties during machiningγ-TiAl aero-engine components will accelerate the development of new aero-engines.展开更多
As Ti-6 Al-4 V is a typical hard to machine material,especially in micro drilling aviation parts,chip breaking difficulty is of increasing interest to explore its further development.In this study,Longitudinal-Torsion...As Ti-6 Al-4 V is a typical hard to machine material,especially in micro drilling aviation parts,chip breaking difficulty is of increasing interest to explore its further development.In this study,Longitudinal-Torsional Ultrasonic Assisted Drilling(LTUAD)was employed to machine Ti-6 Al-4 V,and its feasibility was evaluated by comparing with Conventional Drilling(CD).By combining periodical characteristics and vibration models(the separated or the unseparated ultrasonic elliptical vibration),the influence of ultrasonic frequency on the intersection characteristics of trajectories were analyzed.And the intersection characteristics were divided into four categories:even periodicity,odd periodicity,non-odd and even periodicity and composite periodicity,indicating different capability for chip breaking.By applying the longitudinal-torsional compound vibration horn,the micro-hole drilling experiment was carried out on machining center.The chip morphology,the thrust force,and the burr height were discussed.Experimental results showed that the morphology of chips presented as smaller and more fragmentary ones in LTUAD compared with continuous helical conical ones and fold-shaped ones in CD.Compared with CD,the average values of the thrust force in LTUAD reduced by 1.98%to 24.9%.According to the burr around the hole exit in both LTUAD and CD,the height of the latter was greatly affected by the drilling parameters.And the burr around the exit of the hole were distributed rather evenly with smaller extension in LTUAD.Consequently,the LTUAD employed in micro-hole drilling was effective.展开更多
基金co-supported by the Science Center for Gas Turbine Project,China(No.P2022-A-IV-001-002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51875473 and 91960203).
文摘Owing to its outstanding mechanical properties,γ-TiAl is desirable materials for crossgeneration aero-engines.Nearly 70 years of exploration have made it into the initial application.However,the intrinsic brittleness ofγ-TiAl is still a critical obstacle to its large-scale applications.In this context,researchers have made many attempts to study the machinability ofγ-TiAl.At present,existing relevant reviews have mostly discussed the processing methods ofγ-TiAl.Hence,there is still a lack of a perspective on material properties to analyze the cutting mechanism.Herein,this paper provides the systematic review of such perspectives.Above all,the developmental process,phase transformation,and microstructural evolution ofγ-TiAl are discussed,as well as its deformation mechanism at quasi-static.These topics can provide a materials science foundation for the machining ofγ-TiAl.And then,the review focuses on the cutting mechanism and surface integrity ofγ-TiAl.Moreover,special attention is paid to the microscope deformation mechanism and surface defects evolution ofγ-TiAl during cutting.Finally,the review indicates that the highperformance machining technology ofγ-TiAl faces challenges and proposes potential future research directions.Solving the difficulties during machiningγ-TiAl aero-engine components will accelerate the development of new aero-engines.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51875179)。
文摘As Ti-6 Al-4 V is a typical hard to machine material,especially in micro drilling aviation parts,chip breaking difficulty is of increasing interest to explore its further development.In this study,Longitudinal-Torsional Ultrasonic Assisted Drilling(LTUAD)was employed to machine Ti-6 Al-4 V,and its feasibility was evaluated by comparing with Conventional Drilling(CD).By combining periodical characteristics and vibration models(the separated or the unseparated ultrasonic elliptical vibration),the influence of ultrasonic frequency on the intersection characteristics of trajectories were analyzed.And the intersection characteristics were divided into four categories:even periodicity,odd periodicity,non-odd and even periodicity and composite periodicity,indicating different capability for chip breaking.By applying the longitudinal-torsional compound vibration horn,the micro-hole drilling experiment was carried out on machining center.The chip morphology,the thrust force,and the burr height were discussed.Experimental results showed that the morphology of chips presented as smaller and more fragmentary ones in LTUAD compared with continuous helical conical ones and fold-shaped ones in CD.Compared with CD,the average values of the thrust force in LTUAD reduced by 1.98%to 24.9%.According to the burr around the hole exit in both LTUAD and CD,the height of the latter was greatly affected by the drilling parameters.And the burr around the exit of the hole were distributed rather evenly with smaller extension in LTUAD.Consequently,the LTUAD employed in micro-hole drilling was effective.
